September 2, 1978 Just decide on Heatwave, and from now on they'll make all those "Mind Blowing Decisions" "Mind Blowing Decisions" is Heatwave's follow-up to their latest gold single, "The Groove Line" 8 50586 And, course "^0 Groove Line" was their follow-up to the gold single "Always and Forever" and the platinum single "Boogie Nights" You see, they’ve decided to give you only hits. FROM THE PLATINUM ALBUM "CENTRAL HEATING." ° HEATWAVE. ON EPIC RECORDS AND TAPES. Produced by Barry Blue. Direction: Alan Bernard. Bernard + Steckler, 9200 Sunset Blvd.. Suite 620. Los Angeles. Calif. 90069. VOLUME XL — NUMBER 16 — September 2, 1978 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY C4SHBCK GEORGE ALBERT president and Publisher EDITORIAL MEL ALBERT Vice President and General Manager STAN MONTEIRO Changing Of The Guard Director ot Marketing In other shifts, Mushroom and 20th announced DAVE FULTON Editor In Chief Personnel changes in the record business are not some organizational changes within the companies unlike the current situation with athletes in while everpresent rumors continue about other J.B, CARMICLE the General Manager, East Coast sports world. Both fields consist of an elite number label surprises. PAT CLIFFORD. Account Executive, East Coast of specialists which other teams want on their side Cash Box congratulates the respective people JIM FOLLIS, Account Executive, West Coast so money and benefits start flying. and labels on their new homes or titles and wishes East Coast Editorial KEN TERRY, East Coast Editor While executive shuffling in this industry is not un- them the best of Suck. As the music changes, so do CHARLES PAIKERT LEO SACKS usual, it is worth noting the numerous changes in the people and that helps to make change healthy. AARON FUCHS this week’s news. Dickie Kline, a stable force at Success is not only based on talent, but on West Coast Editorial Atlantic for the ALAN SUTTON, West Coast Editor past 11 years, moves into an ex- chemistry. Between the employees and the em- RANDY LEWIS ecutive vice presidency at PoSydor while ployers. the artists and the executives and JEFF CROSSAN Arnie Between CARITA SPENCER Orleans, recently of 20th, assumes the vice presi- field force. Between the music and the consumer. PETER HARTZ JOEY BERLIN dent of sales and merchandising position at ABC. In And often times it is necessary for people to gain a RAY TERRACE DALE KAWASHIMA an internal move, Bob Siner at MCA takes control of new perspective on the business from a different Research ail marketing responsibilities at the label. locale. KEN KIRKWOOD, Manager MARK ALDERMAN BILL FEAST EM LEN CHODOSH HARALD TAUBENREUTHER MARK ALBERT J. PATRICK FAULSTICH EWS HIGHLIGHT JIM MILLER Coin Machine Chicago N s CAMILLE COMPASIO, Manager Indy labels seeking alternative means of getting product to Art Director LINDSAY BOLYARD Southern California retailers who are boycotting Pickwick Dis- Circulation tributing {page 9), THERESA TORTOSA, Manager PUBLICATION OFFICES Approximately 850 radio industry leaders attend first NAB NEW YORK newest 57th, N.Y., N.Y. 10019 Programming Conference in Chicago (page 9). Phone: (212) 586-2640 Cable Address: Cash Box N.Y. Telex: 666123 Bob Siner to fill new MCA position of vice president of marketing CALIFORNIA 6363 Sunset Blvd. (Suite 930) (page 9). Hollywood, Ca. 90028 Phone: (213) 464-8241 Boston’s “Don’t Look Back” enters pop album chart at #7 in NASHVILLI JIM SHARP highest debut of the year (page 10). TIM WILLIAMS BOB CAMPBELL DONNA BARHAM Jim Fisher, Barry Goldberg and Glen Christensen upped in 21 Music Circle East, Nashville, Tenn. 37203 Phone: (615) 244-2898 reorganization at 20th Century-Fox Records (page 10). CHICAGO CAMILLE COMPASIO Alternative methods of record promotion discussed by promo- 1424 S. 61st Cl, Cicero IL 60650 Phone: (312) 863-7440 tion and merchandising execs and retailers (page 10). WASHINGTON, O.C. JOANNE OSTROW 4201 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20016 ENGLAND — JON DONALDSON 1rOP POP DEBUTS NICK UNDERWOOD 25 Denmark St., London WG 2 Phone: 01-834-2455 — 66 HOW MUCH 1 FEEL — Ambrosia - Warner Bros. ARGENTINA — MIGUEL SMIRNOFF SINGLES Beigrano 3252, Piso 4 "B” Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: 89-6796 ALBUMS 7 DON’T LOOK BACK — Boston -s^ Epic BRAZIL — H. 6ANDELMAN Av. Rio Branco, 156 Sala 627 Rio de Janeiro RJ Phone: 231-3231 Cable: COPIGAN POP SINGLE NUMBER POP ALBUM CANADA — KIRK LaPOINTE 56 Brown's Line Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8W 359 THREE TIMES A LADY GREASE Phone: (416) 251-1283 Various Artists — HOLLAND — PAUL ACKET Commodores — Motown RSO P.O Box 11621 (Prinsessegracht 3) The Hague Phone: (70) 624621, Telex: 33083 ITALY — GUIDO HARAR! R&B SINGLE R&B ALBUM via Soiari, 19 ONES 20144 Milan, Italy BELGIUM — ETIENNE SMET GET OFF LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING Postbus 56, B-2700 Sint-Niklaas Foxy — Dash Phone: (03) 76-54-39 Teddy Pendergrass — Phila. Inti. AUSTRALIA — JOCK VEITCH 4/58 Ramsgate Avenue Bondi, Sydney, NSW Australia JAPAN — Adv, Mgr., SACHIO SAITO COUNTRY SINGLE COUNTRY ALBUM Editorial Mgr., FUMIYO TACHIBANA 3rd Floor of Chuo-Tatemono bidg. 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September 2, 1978 Weeks Weeks Weeks On On On 8/19 Chari 8/26 8/19 Chart 8/19 Chart 1 THREE TIMES A LADY COME TOGETHER SHAKE AND DANCE WITH AEROSMITH (Columbia 3-10802) 46 55 4 COMMODORES (Motown M1433F)CPP 1 ME 2 GREASE A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANTASY CON FUNK SHUN (Mercury 74008) 77 FRANKIE VALLI (RSO 897) WB 2 2 15 THE KINKS (Arista AS 0342) WB 41 49 8 5.7.05 OOGIE OOGIE GET OFF CITY BOY (Mercury/Phonogram 73999) 78 81 8 3 BOOGIE FOXY TASTE OF HONEY (Capitol 4565) CPP 7 12 11 (Dash/TK 5046) CPP 45 62 6 HEARTBEAKER 4 HOT BLOODED 39 SHADOW DANCING DOLLY PARTON (RCA PB 11296) 79 88 3 ANDY GIBB (RSO 893) WB 15 21 FOREIGNER (Atlantic 3488) WB 4 4 10 32 RAISE A LITTLE HELL 5 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED 40 KING TUT TROOPER (MCA 40924) 71 74 4 TO YOU STEVE MARTIN (Warner Bros. 8577) WB 34 21 16 IT’S A LAUGH OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (RSO RS 903) WB 6 8 9 41 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES (RCA PB 11371) 83 - 2 CRYSTAL GAYLE THE 6 AN EVERLASTING LOVE (United Artists UA-X1214-Y) CPP 48 53 15 THEMES FROM ANDY GIBB (RSO RS 904) WB 8 14 8 42 BAKER WIZARD OF OZ STREET MECO (Millenium MN 620) - - 1 7 MISS YOU GERRY RAFFERTY (UA 1192) CPP 35 18 21 ROLLING STONES (RS-1 9307) WB 3 3 15 43 PARADISE BY THE BRANDY 8 SHAME O'JAYS (Phila. Int'l. /CBS ZS8-3652) 76 79 4 EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING (RCA PB 11122) DASHBOARD LIGHT LIVINGSTON SATURDAY 13 15 MEAT LOAF (Cleve. Int’l. 8-50588) 50 56 4 44 I’M NOT IT NIGHT 9 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY GONNA LET JIMMY BUFFETT (ABC 12391) 80 89 4 PABLO CRUISE (A&M 2048) ALM 5 5 15 BOTHER ME TONIGHT ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION IT’S A HEARTACHE 10 MAGNET AND STEEL BONNIE TYLER (RCA PB-11249) CPP 53 40 24 WALTER EGAN (Columbia 3-10719) WB 9 9 16 (Poyludor PD 14484) CPP 36 16 13 45 LIGHTS 11 KISS YOU ALL OVER EYES OF LAURA MARS JOURNEY (Columbia 3-10800) 87 - 2 EXILE (Warner/Curb WBS 8589) CPP 14 19 9 (PRISONER) LET’S GET CRAZY 12 FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT’S BARBRA STREISAND (Columbia 3-10777) 52 57 6 46 IN TONIGHT OVER) STEPPIN’ A SLIDE ZONE RUPERT HOLMES (Private Stock PS 45199) 88 - 2 CHRIS REA (Magnet/United Artists UA-X1198-Y) 15 17 10 THE MOODY BLUES (London 5N-270) 47 54 6 47 WHO ARE YOU EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD 13 SUMMER NIGHTS DIANA ROSS/MICHAEL JACKSON (MCA 40947) 1 JOHN TRAVOLTA/OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN WHO (MCA 40948) 62 - 2 (RSO 906) 18 26 5 48 YOU NEVER DONE IT LIKE TWO OUT OF THREE AIN’T BAD 14 DON’T LOOK BACK THAT MEAT LOAF BOSTON (Epic 8-50590) 27 43 3 CAPTAIN & TENNILLE (A&M 2063) WB 55 64 6 (Cleve. Int'l. /Epic 8-50513) BEL/MCA 54 41 24 15 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY 49 SHE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN BILLY JOEL (Columbia 3-10788) 61 69 5 83 PEGGY SUE LIFE THE BEACH BOYS (Brother/Reprise RPS 1394) 1 EARTH, WIND 8 FIRE (Columbia 23-10786) WB 20 23 7 50 THINK IT OVER 16 HOT CHILD IN THE CITY CHERYL LADD (Capitol P-4599) 51 52 7 84 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I GILDER (Chrysalis CHS 2226) 19 25 7 NICK 51 I LOVE THE NIGHT LIFE WANT OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/JOHN TRAVOLTA 17 YOU (DISCO ROUND) (RSO 891) WB 57 45 23 RITA COOLIDGE (A&M 2058) CPP 17 20 11 ALICIA BRIDGES (Polydor PD 14483) CPP 60 66 10 18 MY ANGEL BABY 52 USE TA BE MY GIRL 85 HOLDING ON (WHEN LOVE TOBY BEAU (RCA PB-11250) ALM 10 11 15 THE O’JAYS (Phila.